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Churchill set for Futurity test
- Updated: August 17, 2016
Royal Ascot hero and leading Classic hope Churchill is set to return to action in the Galileo European Breeders Fund Futurity Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday.
Aidan O’Brien’s exciting colt had to make do with minor honours on his racecourse debut in May, but was a heavily backed winner of the Chesham Stakes in Berkshire and followed up in last month’s Tyros Stakes at Leopardstown.
Churchill is second only to esteemed stable companion Caravaggio in ante-post lists for next season’s 2000 Guineas and will bid to become the latest Ballydoyle superstar to win the Futurity, with the likes of Giant’s Causeway (1999) and Hawk Wing (2001) among those on the roll of honour.
O’Brien said: “Churchill seems to be in …
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